Mike Leach

With FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger announcing that this will be his final season, speculation has already begun about who will replace the legendary coach who created the program and has been its only coach.

Athletic Director Craig Angelos will make the hire, and a $70 million stadium that needs to be paid for, this will be his most important hire to date.

Three names have already come up because Angelos has ties to all three.

Mike Leach: Leach and Angelos got to know each other when they were both students at Brigham Young, and they have remained in touch since then. Leach, 50, was coach at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2009 and was known for his innovative, high-scoring...

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